1999–2000 Milwaukee Bucks season

1999–2000 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coach	George Karl
Owners	Herb Kohl
Arena	Bradley Center
Results
Record	42–40 (.512)
Place	Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (Lost to Pacers 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Bucks' 32nd season in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Bucks acquired Danny Manning and re-acquired Dale Ellis from the Orlando Magic. With Sam Cassell playing a full season after missing most of the lockout season due to injury, the Bucks played above .500 in the first half of the season. However, they struggled in February posting a 3–9 record as Ellis was traded to the Charlotte Hornets. With less than a month to go, the Bucks playoff chances appeared bleak as they had a 32–37 record in late March. However, down the stretch, they won 10 of their final 13 games to sneak into the playoffs as the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference, finishing fifth in the Central Division with a 42–40 record. Ray Allen and Glenn Robinson were both selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game.

However, in the first round of the playoffs, they would lose 3–2 to the top-seeded Indiana Pacers. Following the season, Manning signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz, Vinny Del Negro was traded to the Golden State Warriors, and second-year forward Robert Traylor was dealt to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Draft picks

Main article: 1999 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	48	Galen Young		United States	North Carolina-Charlotte

Roster

Milwaukee Bucks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 34 Allen, Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Connecticut G 11 Alston, Rafer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fresno State F — Baston, Maceo (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan G 10 Cassell, Sam 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Florida State G 15 Del Negro, Vinny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) NC State F 21 Ham, Darvin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Texas Tech C 40 Johnson, Ervin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) New Orleans F 25 Manning, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Kansas F 7 Reid, J. R. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 247 lb (112 kg) North Carolina F 13 Robinson, Glenn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Purdue F 5 Thomas, Tim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Villanova F/C 54 Traylor, Robert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Michigan F 6 Turkcan, Mirsad 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Turkey F/C 42 Williams, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina

Head coach George Karl (North Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Ron Adams (Fresno Pacific) Mike McNeive (Monmouth (IL)) Don Newman (Idaho) Terry Stotts (Oklahoma) Mike Thibault (Saint Martin's) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: {{{access-date}}}

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Indiana Pacers	56	26	.683	–	36–5	20–21	20–8
x-Charlotte Hornets	49	33	.598	7	30–11	19–22	20–8
x-Toronto Raptors	45	37	.549	11	26–15	19–22	16–12
x-Detroit Pistons	42	40	.512	14	27–14	15–26	16–12
x-Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	14	23–18	19–22	16–12
Cleveland Cavaliers	32	50	.390	24	22–19	10–31	8–20
Atlanta Hawks	28	54	.341	28	21–20	7–34	11–17
Chicago Bulls	17	65	.207	39	12–29	5–36	5–23

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Indiana Pacers	56	26	.683	–
2	y-Miami Heat	52	30	.634	4
3	x-New York Knicks	50	32	.610	6
4	x-Charlotte Hornets	49	33	.598	7
5	x-Philadelphia 76ers	49	33	.598	7
6	x-Toronto Raptors	45	37	.549	11
7	x-Detroit Pistons	42	40	.512	14
8	x-Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	14
9	Orlando Magic	41	41	.500	15
10	Boston Celtics	35	47	.427	21
11	Cleveland Cavaliers	32	50	.390	24
12	New Jersey Nets	31	51	.378	25
13	Washington Wizards	29	53	.354	27
14	Atlanta Hawks	28	54	.341	28
15	Chicago Bulls	17	65	.207	39

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1999-2000 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	VAN	WAS
Atlanta	—	1–3	1–3	3–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	1–1	3–1	2–1	0–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3
Boston	3–1	—	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1
Charlotte	3–1	3–1	—	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–0
Chicago	1–3	2–2	0–4	—	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–1	0–3	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2
Cleveland	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	—	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	2–0	3–1
Dallas	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	—	3–1	2–0	4–0	1–3	1–1	4–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–1
Denver	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1
Detroit	3–1	3–0	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	2–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2
Golden State	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	—	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–4	3–1	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	3–1	—	0–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1
Indiana	3–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–1
L.A. Clippers	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	3–1	0–4	1–1	—	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	—	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–2	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1
Miami	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	—	2–2	2–0	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	4–0
Milwaukee	4–0	2–1	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	2–2	—	0–2	1–3	0–4	4–0	0–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1
Minnesota	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	3–1	0–4	0–2	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	0–2
New Jersey	1–3	1–3	1–2	1–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	—	1–3	3–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3
New York	1–2	2–2	3–1	3–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	4–0	1–1	3–1	—	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2
Orlando	3–0	2–2	2–2	4–0	1–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	2–3	1–3	—	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	4–0
Philadelphia	4–0	3–1	1–3	4–0	4–0	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	3–0	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–2	—	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–0	1–1	2–0	3–1
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	—	1–3	4–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–4	4–0	2–0
Portland	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	—	4–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0
Sacramento	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–4	0–4	—	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–0
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	1–3	—	2–2	1–1	2–2	4–0	1–1
Seattle	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	—	0–2	2–2	4–0	2–0
Toronto	2–2	2–2	1–3	4–0	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–1	2–2	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	2–2
Utah	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	4–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	—	3–1	2–0
Vancouver	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	3–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	1–3	—	1–1
Washington	3–1	1–3	0–3	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	—

Game log

1999–2000 game log Total: 42–40 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
November: 8–6 (home: 5–2; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 2, 1999 @ Houston W 98—93 Sam Cassell (35) Compaq Center 14,491 1–0 2 November 4, 1999 @ Atlanta W 119—109 Ray Allen (31) Philips Arena 18,514 2–0 3 November 6, 1999 Detroit W 121–111 Sam Cassell (28) Bradley Center 18,374 3–0 4 November 8, 1999 @ New York L 101–111 Madison Square Garden 19,763 3-1 5 November 10, 1999 @ Charlotte L 111—117 Charlotte Coliseum 15,769 3–2 6 November 12, 1999 Phoenix W 107–92 Glenn Robinson (27) Glenn Robinson (12) Sam Cassell (14) Bradley Center 16,137 4–2 7 November 13, 1999 @ Cleveland L 112—117 Gund Arena 18,640 4–3 8 November 16, 1999 L. A. Clippers W 121–111 Glenn Robinson (24) Glenn Robinson (10) Sam Cassell (9) Bradley Center 12,465 5–3 9 November 18, 1999 San Antonio W 99–88 Ray Allen (26) Ray Allen, Ervin Johnson (8) Glenn Robinson (4) Bradley Center 15,184 6–3 10 November 20, 1999 Utah L 100–111 Ray Allen (23) Glenn Robinson (8) Sam Cassell (9) Bradley Center 18,027 6–4 11 November 21, 1999 @ Detroit L 94—113 The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,163 6–5 12 November 24, 1999 Chicago W 102–95 Bradley Center 14,209 7–5 13 November 26, 1999 @ Boston W 114—112 Fleet Center 18,027 8–5 14 November 2, 1999 Philadelphia L 79–82 Bradley Center 15,216 8–6
December: 9–7 (home: 4–3; road: 5–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 15 December 2, 1999 New York L 80–84 Bradley Center 14,365 8–7 16 December 4, 1999 @ Chicago W 92—91 United Center 22,188 9–7 17 December 5, 1999 Dallas W 103–97 Bradley Center 12,214 10–7 18 December 7, 1999 Detroit L 112–116 Bradley Center 12,847 10–8 19 December 8, 1999 @ New Jersey L 98—107 Continental Airlines Arena 12,366 10–9 20 December 10, 1999 @ Toronto W 107—91 Air Canada Centre 17,963 11–9 21 December 11, 1999 Denver L 99–101 Bradley Center 15,862 11–9 22 December 15, 1999 @ Orlando W 116—99 Orlando Arena 12,308 12–10 23 December 16, 1999 @ Miami W 96—95 Miami Arena 14,503 13–10 24 December 18, 1999 Indiana W 109–95 Bradley Center 15,236 14–10 25 December 20, 1999 @ Phoenix L 101—108 America West Arena 18,656 14–11 26 December 21, 1999 @ Sacramento L 95—108 ARCO Arena 17,317 14–12 27 December 23, 1999 @ San Antonio W 94—91 Alamodome 22,581 15–12 28 December 26, 1999 Miami W 93–85 Bradley Center 15,075 16–12 29 December 29, 1999 @ Charlotte L 105—109 Charlotte Coliseum 17,134 16–13 30 December 30, 1999 Cleveland W 91–90 Bradley Center 16,329 17–13
January: 6–6 (home: 5–2; road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 31 January 3, 2000 @ Philadelphia L 120—124 OT First Union Center 14,886 17–14 32 January 4, 2000 Atlanta W 116–113 Bradley Center 12,739 18–14 33 January 6, 2000 @ Detroit L 95—101 The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,233 18–15 34 January 8, 2000 Washington W 130–129 2OT Bradley Center 15,612 19–15 35 January 10, 2000 Charlotte W 137–87 Bradley Center 13,159 20–15 36 January 12, 2000 L. A. Lakers L 94–103 Bradley Center 18,717 20–16 37 January 14, 2000 @ Toronto L 110—115 Air Canada Centre 19,246 20–17 38 January 15, 2000 Toronto W 118–97 Bradley Center 18,717 21–17 39 January 17, 2000 @ Atlanta W 107—101 Philips Arena 19,261 22–17 40 January 19, 2000 @ Indiana L 84—106 Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345 22–18 41 January 20, 2000 Seattle L 96–104 Bradley Center 14,087 22–19 42 January 26, 2000 Sacramento W 112–104 Bradley Center 16,931 23–19
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
1999–00 schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

(1) Indiana Pacers vs. (8) Milwaukee Bucks Last Playoff Meeting: 1999 Eastern Conference First Round (Indiana won 3-0)

April 23

Milwaukee Bucks 85, Indiana Pacers 88

Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

April 27

Milwaukee Bucks 104, Indiana Pacers 91

Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

April 29

Indiana Pacers 109, Milwaukee Bucks 96

Bradley Center, Milwaukee

May 1

Indiana Pacers 87, Milwaukee Bucks 100

Bradley Center, Milwaukee

May 4

Milwaukee Bucks 95, Indiana Pacers 96

Indiana wins series, 3-2

Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ray Allen	82										22.1
Rafer Alston	27										2.2
Sam Cassell	81										18.6
Vinny Del Negro	67										6.8
Dale Ellis	18										6.8
Darvin Ham	35										5.1
Ervin Johnson	80										4.8
Danny Manning	72										4.6
J.R. Reid	34										4.4
Glenn Robinson	81										20.9
Tim Thomas	80										11.8
Robert Traylor	44										3.6
Mirsad Türkcan	10										2.9
Scott Williams	68										7.6
Haywoode Workman	23										2.9

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ray Allen	5										22.0
Rafer Alston	4
Sam Cassell	5										15.8
Vinny Del Negro	5										5.2
Darvin Ham	5										5.0
Ervin Johnson	5										6.2
Danny Manning	1
Glenn Robinson	5										15.4
Tim Thomas	5										15.4
Robert Traylor	1
Mirsad Türkcan	2										2.0
Scott Williams	5										10.2

Transactions

Trades

August 19, 1999	To Milwaukee Bucks---- Dale Ellis Danny Manning	To Orlando Magic---- Chris Gatling Armen Gilliam
January 18, 2000	To Milwaukee Bucks---- 2000 2nd round pick (Jason Hart)	To Charlotte Hornets---- Dale Ellis

Free agents

Player	Signed	Former team
J. R. Reid	August 20, 1999	Los Angeles Lakers
Darvin Ham	September 20, 1999	CB Granada